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The Eclipse Alert Page gives a quick preview of all upcoming solar and lunar eclipses. The list below gives links to maps and diagrams for each eclipse. If a special web page for the eclipse is available, a link is given. For a basic introduction to eclipses, see Solar Eclipses For Beginners and Lunar Eclipses For Beginners.
In 2008, there are two solar and two lunar eclipses:
In 2009, there are two solar and four lunar eclipses:
In 2010, there are two solar and two lunar eclipses:
Total Solar Eclipse of 2006
This sequence captures the entire eclipse from start to finish.
(click to see more photos)
The table below lists every solar eclipse from 2008 through 2015. Click on the eclipse Calendar Date to see a global map showing where the eclipse is visible from. The Eclipse Type link opens a Google Maps window showing the path of the total and annular eclipse. The Eclipse Magnitude is the fraction of the Sun's diameter covered by the Moon at greatest eclipse. For total and annular eclipses, this value is actually the ratio of the apparent diameters of the Moon to the Sun. The Central Duration lists the length of totality or annularity at greatest eclipse (minutes:seconds). It links to a table of geographic coordinates for the eclipse path. The last column is a brief description of the geographic regions of eclipse visibility. The descriptions in bold are for the paths of total or annular eclipses.
| Eclipses of the Sun: 2008 - 2015 | |||||
| Calendar Date | Eclipse Type | Eclipse Magnitude | Central Duration | Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility | |
| (Link to Global Map) | (Link to Google Map) | (Link to Path Table) | |||
| 2008 Feb 07 | Annular | 0.965 | 02m12s | Antarctica, e Australia, N. Zealand
[Annular: Antarctica] |
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| 2008 Aug 01 | Total | 1.039 | 02m27s | ne N. America, Europe, Asia
[Total: n Canada, Greenland, Siberia, Mongolia, China] |
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| 2009 Jan 26 | Annular | 0.928 | 07m54s | s Africa, Antarctica, se Asia, Australia
[Annular: s Indian, Sumatra, Borneo] |
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| 2009 Jul 22 | Total | 1.080 | 06m39s | e Asia, Pacific Ocean, Hawaii
[Total: India, Nepal, China, c Pacific] |
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| 2010 Jan 15 | Annular | 0.919 | 11m08s | Africa, Asia
[Annular: c Africa, India, Malymar, China] |
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| 2010 Jul 11 | Total | 1.058 | 05m20s | s S. America
[Total: s Pacific, Easter Is., Chile, Argentina] |
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| 2011 Jan 04 | Partial | 0.858 | - | Europe, Africa, c Asia | |
| 2011 Jun 01 | Partial | 0.601 | - | e Asia, n N. America, Iceland | |
| 2011 Jul 01 | Partial | 0.097 | - | s Indian Ocean | |
| 2011 Nov 25 | Partial | 0.905 | - | s Africa, Antarctica, Tasmania, N.Z. | |
| 2012 May 20 | Annular | 0.944 | 05m46s | Asia, Pacific, N. America
[Annular: China, Japan, Pacific, w U.S.] |
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| 2012 Nov 13 | Total | 1.050 | 04m02s | Australia, N.Z., s Pacific, s S. America
[Total: n Australia, s Pacific] |
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| 2013 May 10 | Annular | 0.954 | 06m03s | Australia, N.Z., c Pacific
[Annular: n Australia, Solomon Is., c Pacific] |
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| 2013 Nov 03 | Hybrid | 1.016 | 01m40s | e Americas, s Europe, Africa
[Hybid: Atlantic, c Africa] |
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| 2014 Apr 29 | Annular | 0.987 | - | s Indian, Australia, Antarctica
[Annular: Antarctica] |
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| 2014 Oct 23 | Partial | 0.811 | - | n Pacific, N. America | |
| 2015 Mar 20 | Total | 1.045 | 02m47s | Iceland, Europe, n Africa, n Asia
[Total: n Atlantic, Faeroe Is, Svalbard] |
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| 2015 Sep 13 | Partial | 0.787 | - | s Africa, s Indian, Antarctica | |
Geographic abbreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central
For an extended version of this table, see: Solar Eclipse Preview: 2001-2020.
The last total solar eclipse visible from the continental U.S.A. occured on Feb. 26, 1979. A total solar eclipse was visible from Hawaii and Mexico on July 11, 1991. The next two total solar eclipses visible from the U.S.A. occur on Aug. 21, 2017 and Apr. 8, 2024.
Phases of the 2000 Total Lunar Eclipse
Totality is embraced by the partial phases of the 2000 total lunar eclipse.
(click to see more photos)
The table below lists every lunar eclipse from 2008 through 2015. Click on the eclipse Date to see a diagram of the eclipse and a world map showing where it is visible from. Although penumbral lunar eclipses are included in this list, they are usually hard to see because they are faint.
The Umbral Magnitude is the fraction on the Moon's diameter immersed in the umbra at maximum eclipse. For values greater than 1.0, it is a total eclipse. For negative values, it is a penumbral eclipse. The Eclipse Duration column lists the length of the partial eclipse in hours and minutes. If it is a total eclipse, two values are given. The first is the amount of time between the start and end of the partial phases while the second (in bold) is the length of the total eclipse.
| Eclipses of the Moon: 2008 - 2015 | ||||
| Date | Eclipse Type | Umbral Magnitude | Eclipse Duration | Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility |
| 2008 Feb 21 | Total | 1.111 | 03h26m 00h51m |
c Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa |
| 2008 Aug 16 | Partial | 0.813 | 03h09m | S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2009 Feb 09 | Penumbral | -0.083 | - | e Europe, Asia, Aus., Pacific, w N.A. |
| 2009 Jul 07 | Penumbral | -0.909 | - | Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2009 Aug 06 | Penumbral | -0.661 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia |
| 2009 Dec 31 | Partial | 0.082 | 01h02m | Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2010 Jun 26 | Partial | 0.542 | 02h44m | e Asia, Aus., Pacific, w Americas |
| 2010 Dec 21 | Total | 1.262 | 03h29m 01h13m |
e Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas, Europe |
| 2011 Jun 15 | Total | 1.705 | 03h40m 01h41m |
S.America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2011 Dec 10 | Total | 1.110 | 03h33m 00h52m |
Europe, e Africa, Asia, Aus., Pacific, N.A. |
| 2012 Jun 04 | Partial | 0.376 | 02h08m | Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2012 Nov 28 | Penumbral | -0.184 | - | Europe, e Africa, Asia, Aus., Pacific, N.A. |
| 2013 Apr 25 | Partial | 0.020 | 00h32m | Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2013 May 25 | Penumbral | -0.928 | - | Americas, Africa |
| 2013 Oct 18 | Penumbral | -0.266 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 2014 Apr 15 | Total | 1.296 | 03h35m 01h19m |
Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2014 Oct 08 | Total | 1.172 | 03h20m 01h00m |
Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2015 Apr 04 | Total | 1.006 | 03h30m 00h12m |
Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2015 Sep 28 | Total | 1.282 | 03h21m 01h13m |
e Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia |
Geographic abreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central
For an extended version of this table, see: Lunar Eclipse Preview: 2001-2020.
The last total lunar eclipse visible from the U.S.A. occured on Aug. 28, 2007. The next total lunar eclipse occurs on Feb. 21, 2008.
Upcoming lunar eclipses visible from the U.S.A. include Feb. 21, 2008 (total), Jun. 26, 2010 (partial), Dec. 21, 2010 (total), Jun. 04, 2012 (partial), Apr. 15, 2014 (total) and Oct. 08, 2014 (total).
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Last revised: 2008 Feb 04
